Sanitary cuspidor.



W. MONEY. SANITARYv CUSPIDOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1s, 1911.

1,025,288. Patented May 7, 1912.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MOREY, F QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

SANITARY CUsrIDoR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lViLLLiw Morini', a

v citizen of the United States, and residing at lals Quincy,in thecounty of LXdams and State of illinois, have yinvented a new and usefulImprovement in Sanitary Cuspidors, of which the following is a completespecification.

The main objects of this invention are to provide an improvedconstruction of. sanitary cuspidor; to provide a sanitary cuspidorhaving improved means for disinfecting and deodorizing its contents; toprovide a sanitary cuspidor in which the contents are absolutelyprevented from coming in contact with the means for holding thedisinfectant or deodorant; to provide a sanitary cuspidor in which allparts coming in contact with the contents may be lined or coated with awaterproof material; and to provide a cheap, simple and durableconstruction adapted to be constructed in lvarious sizes and shapes andto keep the air pure andv wholesome.

The invention consists of the `matters hereinafter described in thespecification and more fully pointed out and dened in the. appendedclaims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of one form of cuspidorembodied in this invention. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the material4 or saliva container.Fig. 4 is a top `plan viewof a modified form of the cuspidor. Fig. 5 isa section taken on line 55 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a .central section ofthe cover. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the saliva 'container shown'inFig. 5.

As shown in said drawings: Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive,the outer receptacle 1 is urn shaped, though it may be of any otherdesired shape,; and is constructed of metal or any other suitablematerial. I-n the upper portion or chamber 2 -of the receptacle l-is thematerial container 3 adapted to receive the saliva, ashes,l andl othermaterial which it is desired to collect or deposit in the cuspidor. Thecontainer 3 is provided atits.top with an'outwardly and downwardlydirected flange 4 which seats on the upper yedge 5 of the receptacle andsupports the container'in place. The container 3 is also preferablyslightly funnel shaped, and is of less diameter than the chamber 2 so asto provide a passageor space 6 between it and the walls of theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented May '7, 1912." Application filed May '18, 19.11. Serial No.627,929.

chamber for the passage of as from the dised to readily absorb a liquid,and is provided with a cover 11 of the same material.

Mounted on the top of the container 3 and extending downwardly thereinto a point below the apertures 8 is the funnel shaped cover 12 which isprovided at its top with an overhanging flange 13 adapted to seat overthe flange 4 of the container. p The cover is provided with a centralaperture 15 as is usual in such devices. The upper surface tainer whichcome in` contact with the material deposited in the cuspidor arepreferably covered with a coating or lining 16 of waterproof material,which may be permanently applied to said surfaces or may be aremovablelining of parailined paper or other suitable material.

ln the construction shown in Figs. 4 to 7, inclusive, the receptacle 17is of the ordinary cylindrical shape and the container 18 is also ofcylindrical shape,`with ribs 19 thereon which space it from the wallsofthe receptacle.

The disinfect-ant or deodorant carrying member -20 is preferably formedin the .of the cover and the innersurface of the conshape of a plate of'material of the same character as that of which the member`10 is formed.

The operation' is as follows: The disinfectant and deodorant carryingmember is saturated with a suitable disinfectant or deodorant liquid,preferably formozone. This may be accomplished by either immersing themember in the disinfectant and permitting it to absorb all that it will,or, when the'member 10 is employed, the disinfectant may be poured intothe member and the walls of the member will absorb it. When the Wallshave become saturatedv the member 10 is refilled so as to automaticallyreplenish the disinfectant in the pores of the walls as fast as itgasiiies. The satu.- rated member' is then placed in the bottom of theouter receptacle' and the container and cover are put in place abovesaid mem-- ber. The disinfectant passes from the pores of the absorbentmember in the form ,of vapor or gas which passes. upwardly through the.passage 6 between the outer receptacle and the container, then throughthe apertures 8 where it is deflected downy wardly by the cover into thecontainer so that it maycome in contact with the contentspf the latterand the odors rising therefrom and thoroughly -disinfect and purify thesame.

When it is desired to empty and clean the container it may be liftedfrom the outer receptacle without disturbing the disinfectant carryingmember, which is always protected from pollution when the container isin place.v

Obviously a cuspidor constructed 4in acy,cordance with this `inventionwill prevent the air from becoming contaminated with germs and bad odorssuch as escape from .ordinary cuspidors, and it twill be understood thatmany details of the construction shown may be varied or omit-ted withoutdeparting from the scope of the claims.

affording communication between said passages and the interior of thecontainer, and a cover supported on the top of the. container andextending below said apertures.

2. A sanitary cuspidor, comprising an outer receptacle, a containerhaving an outwardlyand downwardly turnedV flange at its top adapted torest on they upper edge ofthe receptacle and support the container inthe receptacle out of contact, with the side walls thereof, ribs on thebottom and sides of the container, a funnel shaped cover having anoutwardly and downwardly directed flange resting on the container, saidcover extending. into the yupper portion of the container, and a porousreceptacle in the outer receptacle beneath the container adapted tocontain a disinfectant and emit it in 4a gaiaeciiup form to passupwardly throgh said passages, there being aper- I,tures through thetopiof the container behind the cover adapted to `permit the gas to passinto the container.

3.A cuspidor, comprising an outer receptacle, a disinfectant carryingmember carried in the lower portion of said receptacle, a containerhaving an outwardly directed flange thereon adapted to support it in thereceptacle abovethe member, there being a passage between the containerand the walls of the receptacle opening into the containerthroughapertures in the upper portion of the container and completelyclosed at its topby said flange, ribs extending radially of the bottomand upwardly on the sides of the container adapted to evenly distributethe disinfectant to the containers, and a cover for the containerdepending below said apertures.

4. A cuspidor, comprising an urn shaped outer receptacle, a container inthe upper portion of the outer receptacle having a iiange adapted tohook over the top of the receptacle and close the upper end of thepassage between the receptacle and container, there being apertures inthe container opening from the upper portion of said passage to thecontainer, a disinfectant receptacle in the lower portion of the outerkreceptacle adapted to contain disinfectant and permit the disinfectantto escape to the outer receptacle in a gaseous form, and radiallydisposed deflecting ribs on the bottom and sides of the container'adapted to distribute the. gas tothe said apertures.

5. A sanitary cuspidor, comprising an -outer receptacle, a containeradapted to be suspended in the receptacle out of contact with the wallsthereof, and having an outwardly directedy flange adapted to rest onthe-top of the receptacle and close the passage between the containerand the receptacle, a porous member carried in the receptacle beneaththe container adapted to absorb a gasifiable disinfectant, there being.holes in the upper portion of the container Vadapted to permit gas fromthe disinfectant to pass ,from the passage into the container, and vv-acover adapted to deflect the gas downwardly in the container.

In 'witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed-my name in the presenceof two witnesses.

WILLIAM MOREY.

Witnesses:

' BENNER KINsEY,

CHARLES N, Moguer.

